Strainer.



J. A. CLARK.

STRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6. 1910* Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

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STRAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led Auguste, 1910. Serial No. 575,960.

To all whom it 'may concern: Y

Be it known that I, JOHN ALLEN CLARK, a citizen of the United States,residing a't Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have'invented a new and useful Strainer' for Straining Fruit-Juices andother Liquids.

The present invention relates to improvements in strainers for domesticor household purposes, and is especially adapted for use in strainingthe syrup from fruits, etc. In devices of this character cleanliness anddurability are essential characteristics, and the object of my inventionis to combine these features in a contrivance which is also simple inconstruction and comparatively cheap in first cost.

The invention consists essentially in a supporting or suspending devicecombined with and adapted for use with one or more strainingreceptacles, and it further eonsistsin certain novel features ofconstruction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one example of thephysical embodiment of my invention constructed a'ccording to the bestmode I have so far devised for the practical application of theprinciple thereof.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the suspending ring and its accessories. Fig.2 is a partial sectional view of Fig. 1 illustrating two strainingreceptacles suspended from the ring. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a snapor clamp ring by which the straining receptacle is suspended, and F ig.4 illustrates the de-V vice in use.

The device comprises a suspending ring 1 which is preferably of metaland formed U- shape in cross section, thus providing an annular grooveand an outer and inner flange thereabout. At diametrically oppositepoints the ring 1 is provided with integral attened projections whichare riveted, respectively, to the handle 1 and supporting arm l". Thehandle and arm are also of metal, being preferably stam ed from sheets,as is also the ring l. The andle in addition to its inherent function,also, in coinbination with the arm forms two supporting points for thesuspending ring when it is in use with the straining receptacles. Thestraining receptacles are attached to and are suspended from the ring 1by means of the snap rings 2 and 3, and these receptacles 2 and 3a arepreferably composed of textile fabric.

The snap rings 2 and 3 are similar in construction, but of differentsizes or diameters, and each is provided with a sleeve 2b secured on andprojecting from one end of the snap ring. l The projecting portion ofthe sleeve forms a socket for the complementary end of the ring. Therespective receptacles or bags are stitched, at their top edges, overthe snap rings, and when the rings are placed in the groove of thesuspending ring 1 the bags 2a and 3a are suspended within the ring 1. Ihave illustrated two bags of textile material, one, the inner, being ofcoarse mesh and the other being of comparatively finer mesh, and I findthat the use of these two ba'gs of differing texture facilitate thestraining of fruits.

It Will of course be understood that I may employ only one of thestraining bags, or if necessary additional bags may be utilized ifdesired, the groove inthe ring 1 being of a size to accommodate severalsnap rings.

The elasticity of the snap rings enables the same to be placed inposition in the grooved ring 1 or removed therefrom with facility, andwhen in use the socket 2b holds the adjoining end of the ring againstdisplacement.

From the above description taken in connection with the drawings, it isevident that I ,have provided a device which fulfils the conditions andpurposes set forth as the object of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is The combination with an open ring havingouter and inner flanges forming an an- Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

nular groove, and provided with a handle

